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vincent.nicoll
User level: Level 1 (12 points)

Music App 'Back' arrow disappears in Recently Added after opening second album on Mac mini

Missing 'Back" Arrow during navigation of Recently Added content to Music App.


When I've added new music to the Music App and browse the added albums, I lose the 'Back" arrow after opening a second album (not the same one twice, a different second one). This does not happen when in 'Albums' only when in 'Recently Added'.

It is very annoying as I am then stuck on that album view and cannot get out of it. I have to close and restart the Music App to be able to navigate properly again... until I stupidly open a second album again.


Mac mini M4

MacOS 26.7.1

Posted on Oct 3, 2026 5:34 AM

2 replies

sooperfresh
User level: Level 2 (377 points)

Oct 5, 2026 8:17 PM in response to vincent.nicoll

Same bug was reported this week in Album View on Music 1.6.6.5 (Navigation problems in Music 1.6.6.5 Album View), and that poster tested Music 1.7.0 on macOS 27 Golden Gate and the back arrow problem doesn't happen there. So it's the Tahoe build of Music, and updating to 27 looks like the fix if you're open to it. If you'd rather stay on 26.7.1 for now, Katalog (musickatalog.com) runs alongside the Music app and its album grid has a back button (Esc works too) that returns you to where you were.

vincent.nicoll Author
User level: Level 1 (12 points)

Oct 6, 2026 3:09 AM in response to sooperfresh

Thanks, but I can't update to mocOS 27 until some software I use is confirmed compatible... and I dont really wanna have to run any additional software just to bypass a current bug which should be fixed.

As long as I remember to use the Album view I'll be fine. it's more an annoyance at the moment, but def needs fixing.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256369626